Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-24
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Icl Correspondence Of Ae Rsois:r.
LONDON, May 4th.

~Ist to pass. These gates
REAcOSsrInLps PA are the special sdmi'
ration of the country
folk, for were they not made in the old
city of Norwich, Of the finest wrought iron
worked into lace like pattern Of leaf and
flower, and reaching 10 stately height.
Then they were presented TO the Prince 8"
that the Norfolk people feel trihe Hike
share holder in them.
From the gates the drive 10 The Hall Is
lined with lofty LINES that throw shadows
over the vivid green sward, up and down
which strut with stately mien, magnificent
peacocks. These birds were Lord Beacons-
fields own pets, which he bequcathcd 10
the Princess. When she is here they feed
from her hand and they are held ~ sacred
by the servants as their kind used 10 be by
the ancients. Their perfect ease In the 50
ciety of strangers shows their sense oi Sc
curity.
Passing round the Fall by the lovely lake.
past the Italian gardens and the maze oi
laurel, into which the young PriDctsses,
big ~ they are, delight to inyeigle their
friends, a few moIe turns in the path
brought us 10 = wee matched cottage Gov
cred with bark and half over grown with
moss and ivy. IL looked like the haunt
Of wood fairy. hut proved TO I've the ten
mis- cottage, where in one tiny room the
implements are kept, and in the other tea
is served from rough and ready SCI
vice
The tennis court is y model In its way.
IL covers q clearing made among the old
oaks and branching bccche~, of about righ-
" by fifty feet, which is apparently paved
with large blocks Of stone, hut which IN
only the new cement imitation. The ex-
Cclence of this idea, in . climate where
the ground is three-quartcrs oi the lime
wet, is apparent. On all sides OF the court
ia a fine wire netting some fifteen feet IN
height. Here all the family but the Prince
come often. The work, or rather the play.
IL too much for him, but the Princess, who
il lyht of foot and Quick Of movement, can
keep up with her daughters.
From the tennis court IL u an easy ram
ble through lrsyy land and Towering
shrub, la the kennels. IL IN some sven
years since visited these, and unless dogs,
like china, have ''pope out, can hardy
understand the change that has taken
place. Then, i'm the cunning brick cot
tages that open on we'll paved courts, was
splendid assortment of animals, many OF
them rare specimens of rare breeds. Now,
at the outside, there are not moro Than
fly, and none Of them, save n Russian
bloodhound from the Cars kennels, are
III any way remarkable.
There were some beautiful P0meraBians,
a breed the Prince IL partial To, and of
variety OF c0lors; q lion faced dog from
China, some Il my little Ds-rhunds, four
or five retriey.rs, y half bred bulldog. with
a firndish expression, and line family Of
~ Rcrnards. The hero Of bnndred
hunts was ''IIoozy," An old Scotch grey
hound. who held himself up against the
wall in way that made his name suggcs-
tive.
Every dog seemed 10 he having hts day.
Clean straw beds, shining basins Of water,
fcod on n bright tin plate, a private gnr-
den. and, when the keeper choo-rs, re-
union on their pail mall or Scamp-r over
the grren. Then there IL the dogs hos
pital. whore lonely greyhound lay
cured upon "a rushioL near 'bsiiui IRE,
and the spaniel mamma of asqu-aking
guin,ettee WAS having a baby show all Ia
herself
Another step into the dog kitchen.
oh. We poor ha'penBy dinner school child
drcn. how your little stOmachs would
swell and eyes stick out nj the sight
Two able-bOdied men grinding bpcnit
that really smelled good. a big eopper fnll
Of boiling oatmeal, Of the very hest that
can be baugbt in Edinburgh, and plats- Of
dainty little homes for delicate dogsies.
In an adjoining yard wa number NJ
yoats. one OF whom, IN old billy, might
have come from Harlem. They stopped
Lrowsinp and followed the kennel ke~pr
and myself 10 the bear pit, where
"punrb" and Judy" were sun
ming themselves, the former on the
top Of a big tree trunk. The goats pushed
up TO the iron railing 20 see too. and when
the biz Punch" looked at them with .
yearning gaze. they were in Doways disoon-
certed. why are they 70 pers'stentT'
asked the keeper.
"Iawk mum, IL isn't often they ss n
lady, e1oep; the Princess. God ble~ her.
who comes every day, rain or shine, tO
feed 'em. and old Billy there, he srt. ID
Wild at tine sight cf her that bs nearly
knocks her over. It's just the like 81 II
with the dog; The Princes knows 'sm
every one by name. and they Iook for her
every day, and make such row ~ never
| you heard when she oDms."
Not FAR from the kennels are The pbeas-
ant bouss, long. low rsnge. ofshsds under
a wire cover, and occupying the sparr of .
double town lot. Here are patiently ST
ting huBdreds Of hens brooting over the
egys that will furnish sport for ". X. 10.
and his friends. neser rallied In what
| a ooId-blDSied, systematic way .ssson's
shooting was provided for befose, and ]
rather injured the keepers afnor psopfe
by remarking: 1T seems 10 Ine very
much like casing ebitkens, 10 sbDbt tb~m
off their roosts- 'Oh. no. num- he re-
piled. '.they'r n Wild NJ Wild can he" !
took the answer with grain Of alt. fcs
how birds bred in and fed la captivity, and
used 10 the preseDcs of man, coald sudden.
Iy become "same" by being let ion-e and
we'll -ared, can't ses.
From four to Eve, snd some ysars ~
many n eight thousand pb-zsanfS are
slaughtered here, 10 say nothing OF quan-
tities OF teal, .nipe, rabbit. and partridge.
CooriousIy eaouzh. the Prinns~, with
wbore gsntIe character the spost serms ~
varianee, h fond Of scoDpanyisg the
gentlemen on shooting eIpeditioa. Clsd
in short tweed gown, tailor made, With
clo-e cloth togue on her bad, sad psir
OF real top boots on ber feet, she dn<s MOI
hsritaie To eros ole ploagbed h~h aflsr
another. no, allow herself ~ be baIked BY
the avkwardne-- Of . stiIe or Wild hedEe.
When the Prin1-s doss not stast With tbe
shooting party In The hnnxninG she With
her dznghtes and ladies. join the msn on
the rendezvous agreed upon, fos Lunch.
Here . tent Is pitched, hampers a gcsd
shises sspseted, and real piesie sssal